E-Books Project Gutenberg provides more than 30,000 eBooks from the public domain. Librivox offers text and audio recordings of more than 3,000 public domain books and other works. Carnegie Mellon University’s Universal Digital Library holds more than 1 million works from many different fields in a dozen languages.
Interviews TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is home to inspiring, amusing and cool talks with innovative thinkers and leaders. Learn about emerging technologies, the fashion world, religion, medicine, and much more from the Web site of the TED Prize and annual TED Conference.
The Mike Wallace Interviews was a series of prime-time television interviews conducted between 1957 and 1960. Wallace donated 65 interviews conducted between 1957 and 1958 to the University of Texas, which hosts video and transcripts of the conversations.
Charlie Rose has interviewed hundreds of “America’s best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers” since his show first aired in 1991.
The Paris Review hosts an archive of interview excerpts with authors dating back to the 1950s.
Speeches
American Rhetoric is dedicated to archiving American speeches, lectures, sermons, interviews and “other important media events.” Its “Online Speech Bank” contains full text, audio and video for more than 5,000 speeches.
History and Politics Out Loud is a searchable multimedia database documenting and delivering authoritative audio relevant to American history and politics.
Historical Voices is a fully searchable online database of spoken word collections spanning the 20th century.
Michigan State University’s Vincent Voice Library is home to over 40,000 hours of audio from more than 100,000 “political and cultural leaders and minor players in the human drama,” dating back to 1888.
PBS’ “People’s Century” is a 26-part documentary detailing the events of the 20th century through interviews with average citizens. The Web site includes interview clips and lesson plans.
The Chicago History Museum hosts the work of famed oral historian Studs Terkel from his various radio shows. The site features audio interviews and essays on the importance of oral history.
Teaching History with Technology offers a wealth of resources for incorporating the Internet into the history curriculum, including these innovative projects.
For Teachers in Need of Some Inspiration
Changing Education ParadigmsPLCs
http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/7221
http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol8/809-whitby.aspx
Teacher Collaboration and the Common Core
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/12/05/13hughes.h32.html?tkn=LSCCbxLScaTIkBWgQ5eLuNRgOIjVqfEJPdeA&cmp=clp-sb-ascdsr
Classroom Climate
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/climate-improve-your-school-environment-allen-mendler
Environmental Issues in the Humanities Classroom
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/common-core-practice-environmental-issues-in-the-humanities-classroom/?nl=learning&emc=edit_ln_20130314
Motivating Students
http://www.middleweb.com/6474/motivation-in-co-taught-classrooms/
Student Engagement
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2013/03/13/motivation-matters-40-of-high-school-students-chronically-disengaged-from-school/
Co-Teaching
http://www.middleweb.com/4872/co-teacher-teamwork/
Project Based Learning
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2013/01/response_dos_and_donts_for_better_project-based_learning.html
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/PBL-aligned-to-common-core-eric-isslehardt
Inquiry
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/5-tools-to-help-students-learn-how-to-learn/
Open Source Learning
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/how-to-fuel-students-learning-through-their-interests/
Exploring Project, Problem, and Inquiry Based Learning
http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/02/14/should-i-teach-problem-project-or-inquiry-based-learning/
Teaching About Popular Culture
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/02/06/20hauser.h32.html?tkn=RYCFHYHX7zZNkAI6qv8hs9lOI5U7ENQ%2BQ9Wo&cmp=clp-sb-teacher
Teaching Introverts
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/02/introverted-kids-need-to-learn-to-speak-up-at-school/272960/
Motivating Classroom Discussion
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/6-strategies-motivate-student-participation-maddie-witter
Nurturing Creativity
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb13/vol70/num05/Fundamentals-of-Creativity.aspx
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Flipped History Classroom
http://www.flipped-history.com/
Flipped Classroom Resources
http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/flipping-the-classroom-a-goldmine-of-research-and-resources-to-keep-you-on-your-feet/
http://thejournal.com/Articles/2013/11/18/9-Video-Tips-for-a-Better-Flipped-Classroom.aspx?Page=1
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2013/12/flipped-classroom-strategies-support-student-learning
http://edtechreview.in/news/news/trends-insights/insights/902-ten-questions-you-should-ask-before-you-flip-your-classroom
SlideShare Guide to Flipping the Classroom
http://www.slideshare.net/BlackboardInc/a-realists-guide-to-flipping-the-classroom-16389194
Finding Effective Common Core Textbooks
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/08/08/37jobrack_ep.h31.html?tkn=ZMVFsgWyYWXKe7uFYaBIOGqfK%2BiM6eRyUgj0&cmp=ENL-CM-VIEWS1
EduCanon Tutorial for Creating Videos for the Flipped Classroom
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=UqkODgIdLpI
Learnist
http://learni.st/category/featured
Using Film to Teach Common Core Skills
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/12/12/tln_keigan.html?tkn=VRCFsYjcSvNmXNoIDavmN44QaHPVqwE8ot8l&cmp=clp-sb-ascd
Importance of Critical Thinking
Dihydrogen Monoxide
http://www.dhmo.org/facts.htm
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Websites for Educators
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/library/educator_resources.html
100 Best Video Sites for Educators
Edudemic
http://edudemic.com/2012/08/best-video-sites-for-teachers/
Classroom Management
http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/02/11/throw-out-rules-and-consequences-and-let-your-classroom-manage-itself/
Helping Students Learn Academic Vocabulary
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2013/03/response_many_ways_to_help_students_develop_academic_vocabulary.html
Ways to Use On-Line Quizzes in the Classroom
http://edudemic.com/2013/03/online-quizzes-in-the-classroom/
Free e-books
http://www.bookbub.com/home/
Analyzing Non-Verbal Texts
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/CCSS-analyzing-complex-nonverbal-texts-todd-finley
For Fun: April Fools' Day in the Classroom
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/april-fools-classroom-ideas-matt-davis
History
Reading Like a HistorianStanford History Education Group
http://sheg.stanford.edu/rlh
Lesson plans and tips for teaching history
Beyond the Bubble
Stanford History Education Group
Assessments using primary documents
http://beyondthebubble.stanford.edu/
EDSITEment
Best of the Humanities on the Web
http://edsitement.neh.gov/websites
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
http://chnm.gmu.edu/teaching-and-learning/
E-Books
Project Gutenberg provides more than 30,000 eBooks from the public domain.
Librivox offers text and audio recordings of more than 3,000 public domain books and other works.
Carnegie Mellon University’s Universal Digital Library holds more than 1 million works from many different fields in a dozen languages.
Interviews
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is home to inspiring, amusing and cool talks with innovative thinkers and leaders. Learn about emerging technologies, the fashion world, religion, medicine, and much more from the Web site of the TED Prize and annual TED Conference.
The Mike Wallace Interviews was a series of prime-time television interviews conducted between 1957 and 1960. Wallace donated 65 interviews conducted between 1957 and 1958 to the University of Texas, which hosts video and transcripts of the conversations.
Charlie Rose has interviewed hundreds of “America’s best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers” since his show first aired in 1991.
The Paris Review hosts an archive of interview excerpts with authors dating back to the 1950s.
Speeches
American Rhetoric is dedicated to archiving American speeches, lectures, sermons, interviews and “other important media events.” Its “Online Speech Bank” contains full text, audio and video for more than 5,000 speeches.
History and Politics Out Loud is a searchable multimedia database documenting and delivering authoritative audio relevant to American history and politics.
Historical Voices is a fully searchable online database of spoken word collections spanning the 20th century.
Oral History
Michigan State University’s Vincent Voice Library is home to over 40,000 hours of audio from more than 100,000 “political and cultural leaders and minor players in the human drama,” dating back to 1888.
PBS’ “People’s Century” is a 26-part documentary detailing the events of the 20th century through interviews with average citizens. The Web site includes interview clips and lesson plans.
The Chicago History Museum hosts the work of famed oral historian Studs Terkel from his various radio shows. The site features audio interviews and essays on the importance of oral history.
The Library of Congress’ “Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories” features audio of 20th century interviews of 23 former slaves.
The Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement features testimony of members of Civil Rights organizations such as CORE, NAACP, SCLC and SNCC, who submit stories about their experiences or write commentary on the movement and current events.
Texas Tech University’s Vietnam Archive Oral History Project features interviews of soldiers and civilians from the U.S. and North and South Vietnam.
“What did you do in the war, Grandma?” and “The Whole World Was Watching: An Oral History of 1968” were projects conducted by South Kingstown (R.I.) High School students who interviewed family members about their experiences during significant times in U.S. history. The projects are great examples of how young students can contribute to the study of history.
History Lesson Plans
George Mason University’s History Matters features 100 Web-based assignments, examples of course syllabi, advice on how to evaluate Web sites and essays on how to utilize primary sources.SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) provides both unit and lesson plans for social studies classes, arranged by topic and grade level.
Teaching History with Technology offers a wealth of resources for incorporating the Internet into the history curriculum, including these innovative projects.